Santa Fe Botanical Garden

Common name: POWWOW WILD BERRY purple coneflower

Family: Asteraceae (Aster)

Distribution: Cultivated

Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 (-40 to -30 °F)

Life form: Herbaceous perennial

Occurrence in New Mexico: Cultivar

Growing Conditions: POWWOW WILD BERRY echinacea blooms the first year, about 20 weeks after sowing seed. It blooms continuously from early summer until fall without deadheading. This hardy cultivar grows in almost any conditions, but blooms best when grown in full sun. It is very drought tolerant. POWWOW WILD BERRY thrives in any well-drained soil; it performs best in soil that dries out somewhat between waterings. It freely self-seeds